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Karachi: 7 suspects picked up

Karachi: 7 suspects picked up

KARACHI: Sevensuspects have been pickedup for their allegedinvolvement in a gunattack outside the venue of a Mushaira in Clifton, police said on Monday. The Mushaira was organised by the Defence–Clifton Residents Committee of the MuttahidaQaumiMovement near DoTalwar, Clifton.

According to police and MQMleaders, armed men openedindiscriminatefire, forcing members of the audience and Mushaira participants to take cover.

Policemen posted outside the venue returned fire that left one of the attackers wounded, they said. However, his accomplices managed to escape along with him. The police said that the wounded suspect was taken by his accomplices to a privatehospital in Clifton where he died. He was identified as KamranKhan, a resident of ShahRasoolColony, the police said.

Ruling out any ambiguity about the role of the slain suspect, SaddarDivisionSPTariqDharejo said that Kamran was among the attackers. “KamranKhan was one of the attackers who got killed in retaliatory policefire outside the venue of the Mushaira,” said the SP.

The police said that the sevensuspects were picked up from ShahRasoolColony, NeelumColony and ShireenJinnahColony, Clifton.

A case (FIR152/2012) was registered at the BoatBasinpolice station against Kamran and some unidentified persons on a complaint of Assistant Sub–InspectorAbdulGhaffar under Sections148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 324 (attemptedmurder), 353 (criminalforce to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 34 (common intention) of the PakistanPenalCode.

According to the FIR, about a dozen men had come in three cars and openedindiscriminatefire. The attackers wanted to attack the venue [of the Mushaira] but they were unable to do so due to the presence of the police, it added.